| Lakeside World Darts Championship | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tournament information | |||
| Dates | 5–13 January 2008 | ||
| Venue | Lakeside Country Club | ||
| Location | Frimley Green, Surrey | ||
| Country | England, United Kingdom | ||
| Organisation(s) | BDO | ||
| Format | Sets Finals: best of 13 (men's) best of 3 (women's) | ||
| Prize fund | £258,000 | ||
| Winner's share | £85,000 (men's) £6,000 (women's) | ||
| High checkout | Men's:  Robert Thornton (170) Co Stompé (170)Women's: K. Krappen (116) | ||
| Champion(s) | |||
 Mark Webster Anastasia Dobromyslova | |||
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The 2008 Lakeside World Professional Darts Championship was the 31st World Championship staged by the British Darts Organisation and was held between 5–13 January 2008 at the Lakeside Country Club, Frimley Green, Surrey.
Martin Adams attempted to defend the title that he won at the 14th attempt in 2007 but he lost in the Semi-Finals to Mark Webster.[1] Webster won the World Championship, beating Simon Whitlock 7–5 in the final.[2]
Anastasia Dobromyslova won the Women's World Championship, becoming the first player to beat Trina Gulliver in the World Championship. Gulliver had won all of the previous seven titles.[3]
- ^ "Webster ousts reigning champion Adams". RTÉ Sport. 12 January 2008. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
- ^ Roughley, Gregg (13 January 2008). "Webster claims first world title in dramatic final". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
- ^ Moeran, Henry (14 January 2008). "Trina Gulliver loses title". BBC. Retrieved 4 February 2024.